Investing in real precious metals
PRECIOUS METALS are rare metallic chemical elements of high economic value such as
SPOT GOLD, SILVER SPOT, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, palladium and platinum.
Many people are turning to precious metals for investment, owing to their increasing demand,
associated high value, lower risk factor and high levels of security. Precious metal investments
can be made in a variety of ways such as investing in jewellery, tangible coins and bars, bullions,
certificates, mutual funds, mining stocks, shares and gold and metal futures. Precious metal
funds are more stable than stocks, and futures are a high­risk, high­value investment. The right
type of precious investment varies from one to another, depending on the needs and focus of the
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